Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the ABRSM Exam Syllabus:

Grade 1 Scales
ABRSM Double Bass Scales Grades 1-5

Grade 1 Sight-reading
ABRSM Double Bass Specimen Sight-Reading, Grades 1-5

Grade 1 Aurals
ABRSM Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1-3 (book only)
ABRSM Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1-3 (book and CD)
ABRSM Aural Training in Practice, Grades 1-3 (book and CD)

LIST A
1 Anon. German The More the Merrier, arr. Elliott Ready Steady Go (Bartholomew, piano accompt.)
2 E. P. Chédeville March, (upper part), arr. Close & Sassmannshaus, Early Start on the Double Bass, Vol. 2 (Bärenreiter)
3 Rathgeber Aria, (upper part), arr. Close & Sassmannshaus Early Start on the Double Bass, Vol. 2 (Bärenreiter)
4 N. Chédeville Gavotte, arr. Dehant, La Contrebasse Classique, Vol. A (Combre)
5 Caroline Emery & John Leach Knocking on the Door Bass is Best! Yorke Mini-Bass Book 1 (Yorke)
6 Katrina Gordon Penguin Parade, No. 6 from Feathered Friends (Recital Music)
7 T. Morley Now is the month of Maying (in either key), arr. Slatford & Bullard, Time Pieces for Double Bass, Vol. 1 (ABRSM)
8 C. Negri Spagnoletta, (with repeats) arr. Magolt, Easy Concert Pieces for Double Bass, Vol. 1 (Schott)
9 Sheila Nelson Fiddler’s Fancy, No. 19 from Right from the Start, arr. Elliott for Double Bass (Boosey & Hawkes)
10 Suzuki Allegretto Suzuki Bass School, Vol. 1, Revised Edition (Alfred)

LIST B
1 T. H. Bayly Long, Long Ago, arr. Elliott Ready Steady Go (Bartholomew, piano accompt.)
2 Christine Donkin Evening Star, No. 2 from Bass-Time Beginners, (Recital Music)
3 Caroline Emery & Roger Steptoe Sad Double Bass Bass is Best! Yorke Mini-Bass Book 1 (Yorke)
4 Mahler Canon on ‘Frère Jacques’, (upper part) arr. Hartley Double Bass Solo 1, 2019 Edition (OUP)
5 Christopher Norton A Cool Day, adapted Elliott Grade by Grade, Double Bass Grade 1 (Boosey & Hawkes) (Available end September)
6 Tony Osborne Bass Bridges of Paris The Really Easy Bass Book (Faber)
7 M. Reynolds Morningtown Ride, (with repeat) arr. Lillywhite, Marshall, Hussey & Sebba, Abracadabra Double Bass, Book 1 (Collins Music, piano accompt.)
8 Michael Rose Ballad II Time Pieces for Double Bass, Vol. 1 (ABRSM)
9 Taki Moon Over the Ruined Castle, arr. Suzuki, Suzuki Bass School, Vol. 2, Revised Edition (Alfred, piano accomp.))
10 Trad. Hatikvah, arr. Elliott The Essential String Method, Double Bass Book 3 (Boosey & Hawkes, piano accomp.)

LIST C
1 Steve Berry A Little Blue (without improvisation) Time Pieces for Double Bass, Vol. 1 (ABRSM)
2 I. Carroll Gigue, from Five Simple Pieces, (Stainer & Bell)
3 Peter Davey Off to France in the Morning, arr. Lillywhite, Marshall, Hussey & Sebba Abracadabra Double Bass, Book 1 (Collins Music, piano accompt.)
4 Swann The Hippopotamus Song, arr. Lillywhite, Marshall, Hussey & Sebba Abracadabra Double Bass, Book 1 (Collins Music, piano accompt.)
5 Christine Donkin The Ogre’s Dance, No. 1 from Bass-Time Beginners,(Recital Music),
6 Catherine Elliott Carnival Waltz The Essential String Method, Double Bass Book 3 (Boosey & Hawkes: piano accomp.)
7 Thomas Gregory Fiery Fiddler (with repeats) Vamoosh Double Bass, Book 1 (Vamoosh)
8 Edward Huws Jones Toodle-Pip, No. 18 from Ten O’Clock Rock, arr. Elliott Grade by Grade, Double Bass Grade 1 (Boosey & Hawkes) (Available end September)
9 Tony Osborne And Y Not The Really Easy Bass Book (Faber)
10 Tony Osborne Samba The Really Easy Bass Book (Faber)

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